SAD alleges Punjab Police Inspector Gurinderjit Nagra was hand in glove with AAP

Amrik Singh

Jul 18, 2026 - 22:03

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SAD alleges Punjab Police Inspector Gurinderjit Nagra was hand in glove with AAP

SAD demands independent probe to uncover who was sheltering him

CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today asserted Inspector Gurinderjit Singh Nagra, who had been indicted by the United States law enforcement authorities for links with gangsters, was hand in glove with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and demanded an independent probe to uncover who was sheltering him.

In a statement here, SAD chief spokesperson Arshdeep Singh Kler said Nagra had earlier created history by registering a case against an AAP opponent for committing sacrilege against the party’s symbol – the broom. “This is the level Nagra had stooped to please his political masters. It is obvious that in a quid pro quo he was allowed a free hand to do as he pleased and he went on to extort money from a United State’s based Punjab family. Since Nagra was running an extortion racket, it needs to be ascertained as to who was giving him political shelter and whether the proceeds of crime were also shared by the cop with his political masters”.

Terming the FBI indictment as a reflection of AAP rule in Punjab, Mr Arshdeep Kler said “the very fact the police inspector was working hand in glove with dreaded gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria shows there is more than meets the eye”. He said the AAP government facilitated Jaggu Bhagwanpuria’s transfer from a jail in Assam to Punjab and used him to intimidate political rivals in the Tarn Taran by-election. “The AAP government has also helped Bhagwanpuria by declining to accord sanction to prosecute him in a UAPA case”.

Asserting that all this pointed to a possible wider alliance between police officers, criminals and Aam Aadmi Party leaders, the SAD leader said the same could only be exposed by an independent probe into the case. He said since chief minister Bhagwant Mann also held the home portfolio and had failed to check rogues in police uniforms he should resign immediately in public interest.